The 2017 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will feature longtime favorite The Brookdale Bluegrass Band from Bonny Doon.
The 24th annual benefit festival for Northern California Bluegrass Society projects all year long will be held August 10-13 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
NCBS Members will receive a deep discount on advance ticket purchases. Non-Members receive a discount. Note that the last day to purchase discount advance tickets is on July 22. (Gate tickets will also be available.)
Tune In And Turn On! Some Good Old Fashioned Radio is coming over the next few weeks with fun, music and information about the August 10-13, 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festivalin Tres Pinos and much more. Listen in if you dare!
FRIDAY, June 9 — 4:00-5:00pm
The Eric Burman Radio Hour — This will be the first program in the new series on KBCZ, 90.1FM in Boulder Creek and Online.
NCBS President Michael Hall will join Good Old Fashioned Festival Co-Director & Program Host Eric Burman to reveal little-known information about the 24th annual gathering.
SATURDAY, June 10 — 2:00-4:00pm
Friends With Jennifits — Comediene & Host Jen Eros will welcome Michael Hall to her weekly program on Mutiny Radio Online (only).
Eric Burman
This will include live music from Eric Burman of the Brookdale Bluegrass Band and from Americana duo Dusty Moon (Linda Maki & Rick Merritt).
There will be plenty of fun — and, if the internet isn’t up close and personal enough for you, there is room for an audience at this FREE live radio performance that will take place at 2781 21st Street (at Florida) in the Potrero area of San Francisco.
MONDAY, June 12 — 600-9:00pm
Monday Night Bluegrass — Program Host Mike Russell will join live music emcee Michael Hall on this long-running weekly bluegrass show on KKUP, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and now Online.
The Edgewood Mountain Boys
The famed Edgewood Mountain Boys from West Union will play live in the studio for your dining and dancing entertainment and information about the Good Old Fashioned will be made available to you right there in the comfort of your own home.
MONDAY, June 19 — 6:00-9:00pm
Monday Night Bluegrass — Following an exciting weekend of bluegrass music at the big Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley, Mike Russell & Michael Hall will fill in for the regular host Dave Bob Nielsen while live musical guest Michael Gaither of Watsonville entertains in the studio. 91.5FM and Online. Please join in!
The following candidates have filed to be listed on the ballot for the Saturday, August 12, 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Society 2017-18 Board Of Directors Election to be held 10:00am-5:00pm at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos and by mail:
Bruce Bellochio
Eric Burman
Bruce Edmundson
Jesse Fichman
Mike Fisher
Michael Hall
AJ Lee
Mike Russell
Karen Van Reyes
Candidate Statements and Ballots will appear in the July-August issue of Bluegrass By The Bay Magazine and additional ballots will be available at the GOF. NCBS Members in good standing will be eligible to vote. Mail-In Ballots must be received by August 8, 2017.
The Bodie 601 Band from Lee Vining will perform for the first time at the 24th Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
The benefit festival for the Northern California Bluegrass Society will be held August 10-13 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (next to the GOF’s original home at Bolado Park — 7 miles south of Hollister).
The City Of Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission has awarded a grant that provides base funding for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 11th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival.
The event will be held at various Redwood City venues the weekend of January 26-28, 2018.
Bluegrass On Broadway
The FREE community event includes the Northern California Bluegrass Awards on January 27 and the NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival on January 28. Other live music is presented in the restaurants, bars, and other venues around the city, creating a fun, affordable bluegrass weekend for residents and visitors alike. The grant is subject to final approval by the Redwood City Council.
Redwood City is the Pennisula Home Of Bluegrass Music, with frequent shows in the city’s music clubs and the inclusion of bluegrass music in civic celebrations and public concerts.
Highway 17 leads to the Summit House and bluegrass music.
The Thursday Bluegrass Series at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill will present The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers from 6:00-8:30pm this coming Thursday, June 8.
This is a FREE show. Good food and drink will be served during the show.
The series is presented by the Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Robert Cornelius books the bands.
The Summit House is located at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos (six miles south of Los Gatos) on Highway 17. There is free bluegrass every Thursday night.
The Back Eyed Susies from Santa Cruz will return to the main stage of the 24th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
The benefit festival for the Northern California Bluegrass Society will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister) August 10-13, 2017.
Here is what you need to know to save money on advance tickets, available through July 22:
NCBS welcomes the Sonoma State University Bluegrass Festival.
North Bay favorite David Grisman will host the 3rd Annual SSU Bluegrass Festival on the campus of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Sunday, July 9, 2017.
The Line-Up:Del & Dawg Bluegrass Band, Mark O’Connor & The O’Connor Family Band, and Sierra Hull.
The festival will take place at The Weill Hall & Lawn, Green Music Center, a beautiful campus venue that is a perfect place for an afternoon of top-notch bluegrass music performed by nationally-famous performers.
The event is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
